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Presentation subhead CM103 Unit 3 BRAINSTORMING & THESIS BUILDING

Tara G. Smith Contact Information Tara Smith AIM: SmtTara2 Office Hours 9:00-11:00 PM ET Wednesdays or by appointment. ***NOTE MY NEW PHONE NUMBER:

For tonight’s class, please do a system check— thanks! **You must have Java 8.**

UNIT 3 SEMINAR AGENDA In this session, we will address the following:  Brainstorming  Creating an effective thesis statement  ‘Hooking’ your reader as shown in Rules For Writers  Thesis Workshop

BRAINSTORMING How do you brainstorm?  Make lists?  Outline?  Use clustering, mapping, or webbing?  Use charts or graphs?  Free write?  Something else?

KND Chart—What I Know/What I Need to Know/What I Need to Do A great way to brainstorm and begin research! ***Check out the link in Webliography

BRAINSTORMING: Thesis Statements What makes an effective thesis statement? Class... ?

What makes an effective thesis statement?  “An effective thesis statement is a central idea that requires supporting evidence; it is of adequate scope for an essay of the assigned length, and it is sharply focused” (Hacker, 2009, p. 23).  Contains a key word or controlling idea that limits its focus  Basically, a good thesis statement shows the reader your slant or position and what you’re going to write about.

“Hook” your reader leading up to the thesis What are ways to “hook” your reader (from Rules for Writers)?

Sentences leading up to the thesis: “The HOOK” A review.... page 22 of your book. A good hook provides: a startling statistic or an unusual fact a vivid example a description a paradoxical statement a quotation or a bit of dialogue a question an analogy an anecdote

THESIS WORKSHOP Let’s talk about your ideas for our problem topics. Our broad starting point is: law enforcement and judicial process (or fire science). This is what we did in the Unit 2 DB. DRUGS WHITE COLLAR CRIMES GANGS SEX CRIMES FIRE SCIENCE

THESIS WORKSHOP In the Unit 3 DB, think about the "core issue" of the problem associated with your topic. What do you hope to learn about this topic? What is your “debatable point”? This main point should include the three key points you plan to explore in your essay. DRUGS WHITE COLLAR CRIMES GANGS SEX CRIMES FIRE SCIENCE

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What you’re discussing This is where you can discuss your white collar crime topics. Here are some discussion starters: What is the "core issue" of the problem associated with your topic? What do you hope to learn about this topic? What is your “debatable point”? Take these ideas and your conversation to the Unit 3 DB after class is over!

Paragraph organization Please be sure to organize your paragraphs effectively. Please read this week’s Rules for Writers reading to learn more about these kinds of paragraphs: Examples and illustrations Narration Description Process Comparison/contrast Analogy Cause/effect Classification/division Definition

Fun with grammar! Avoiding run-ons RUN-ON: Cosmo and Cassie love each other they curl up together. COMMA SPLICE: Cosmo and Cassie love each other, they curl up together. Avoiding comma splices and run-ons....

Fun with grammar! SENTENCE FIXES Cosmo and Cassie love each other; they curl up together. Cosmo and Cassie love each other. They curl up together. Cosmo and Cassie love each other, so they curl up together. Because Cosmo and Cassie love each other, they curl up together. Fixing comma splices and run-ons....

Tara G. Smith Contact Information Tara Smith AIM: SmtTara2 Office Hours 9:00-11:00PM ET Wednesdays or by appointment